It has become an annual event, one of the most listened to
Dishin & Swishin podcasts each year.

For the fifth consecutive, DePaul University
head coach and former USA Basketball assistant coach Doug Bruno
joins Dishin & Swishin to talk about all that's going on around
the Final Four, and then to break down the games.

It is certainly a nice change from last year, when the Final
Four was dominated by stories about if UConn dominance is good for
the game and the idea of lowering the rims.

This year's tournament still has its flaws, but at least they
tend to be about the tournament and games themselves. These include
the committee's seedings and placements, the wrap around coverage
(or in some cases, lack thereof) on ESPN, the failure to include
the women's tournament on the NCAA March Madness app, and the poor
attendance at most of the regional sites.

Most of the conversation though seems to be geared toward the
performance of teams like Oregon and players like Mississippi
State's Morgan William. Which is a drastic improvement.

Coach Bruno's Blue Demons played UConn and Mississippi State
this year, being eliminated by the Bulldogs in the second round.
With his role as a leader in the WBCA, participation in USA
Basketball, and years of experience, he is a leader in the women's
basketball world, and every time he appears on Dishin &
Swishin, we come away with new knowledge and information (no he
does not reveal the WBCA All-American team).

Set aside some time, because this podcast is truly worth
listening to!

Topics covered include:

DePaul's season in review, and the injury bug continually
biting his teams

The job the selection committee did this year and the
difficulty involved with seedings and placements

Bruno's idea for game sites and moving the regionals' sites,
where and why it would work (hello, Debbie Antonelli)!

The moving of the tournament schedule this year, and the
results in terms of attention, if not attendance

Thoughts on each of the Final Four teams, the good and the
bad

Players to look out for on each team

What needs to happen for each team to win their respective
semifiinals and the final

Why Mississippi State was able to sit most of their regular
season starters and still not only survive, but thrive
offensively

Has Geno been pulling our leg or telling the truth about never
knowing what he'd get each game from his team

How South Carolina has adjusted to the loss of Alaina Coates,
and the difficulty in replacing an All-American level player in a
short period of time

The flexibility and diversity in Stanford's players, how Tara
gets them to be so successful almost every year

Who will cut down the nets on Sunday night?

Doug Bruno has one of the great basketball minds of this
generation. His success at DePaul, his work with USA Basketball all
point to his tremendous commitment to his craft, and again we thank
Coach Bruno for taking time during the NCAA tournament week to
break things down for us.

I have no doubts you will enjoy this podcast, and I would be
shocked if you did not come away learning something new, too.

About the Podcast

A look at women's basketball from the pro ranks to the amateur, via the written word, audio and video.